Girls regional recap: Chicago Ag Science, Rickover
By Gary Larsen for the IWCOA
Qualifiers from these regionals feed the Phillips sectional on Feb. 14
CHICAGO AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE
Homewood-Flossmoor placed fourth at last year’s Rich Township regional, and two years ago the Vikings were third at the Curie regional.
H-F finished just flirting with regional success. The program won its first team title at this year’s regional at Chicago’s Agricultural Science.
Coach Scott Aronson’s girls put up 191.5 points to edge second-place Oak Forest (178), with Marist (176.5) hot on their heels in third. District 230 (169.5) placed fourth and St. Laurence (153.5) rounded out the top five team finishes.
“Our coaches and parents are incredibly proud of what our athletes were able to do this weekend,” Aronson said. “We entered the regional with ten athletes, seven of which qualified for sectionals and one we can take to sectionals as an alternate.”
Aronson had a pair of regional champions in Amara Nwoye (130) and Kendra Hayden (190), and got a second-place finish from London Gandy (125), and thirds from Amirat Toheeb-Lawal (115), Madelynn McClements (135), Kennedy Dade (140) and Denise Brown (145).
“All ten of our girls contributed to the first regional championship in the program’s five-year history. We are very excited and optimistic about our prospects at sectionals and very grateful everyone is healthy, motivated and ready to go next weekend. Most of our girls over-performed where they were originally seeded which was extremely gratifying to see as their coach, and demonstrates that they are not letting anything hold them back.”
Oak Lawn (136) placed sixth, followed by Thornton Fractional South (132.5), Agricultural Science (100) Hillcrest (97) and Reavis (92) to round out the top ten finishes.
District 230 — made up of girls from Andrew, Stagg, and Carl Sandburg — led all programs with seven sectional qualifiers. Oak Forest had five qualifiers; Marist and TF South each qualified four; St. Laurence, Oak Lawn, Tinley Park, Agricultural Science, Shepard, Reavis, and Hillcrest had three qualifiers each.
Oak Forest’s Alex Sebek (27-0) is the lone girl to emerge from the regional with an unbeaten record.
REGIONAL CHAMPIONS
100 Alex Sebek (27-0) Oak Forest
105 Taniya Moss (23-5) Hillcrest
110 Carmen Jackson (23-1) Agricultural Science
115 Piper Booe (34-3) District 230
120 Nina Nesci (33-1) St. Laurence
125 Rain Scott (15-1) Oak Forest
130 Amara Nwoye (39-8) Homewood-Flossmoor
135 Brooklyn Strelow (21-6) Oak Forest
140 Hannah Marusarz (26-8) St. Laurence
145 Iyobosa Odiase (31-2) Oak Forest
155 Lily Fish (29-3) Reavis
170 Jermia Moore (34-7) TF South
190 Kendra Hayden (28-12) Homewood-Flossmoor
235 Karrine Jenkins (34-4) Shepard
SECTIONAL QUALIFIERS
100
Alexandra Sebek (Oak Forest) 27-0, d. Elizabeth Bisonaya (Oak Lawn) 30-7, (F 1:20)
Lillian O`Brien (Bloom) 20-2, d. Reese Kruen (District 230) 17-14, (F 5:39)
105
Taniya Moss (Hillcrest) 23-5, d. Tatum De La Vega (District 230) 27-8, (F 4:35)
Dakodia Kelly (TF South) 36-8, d. Sofia Perez (Shepard) 29-15, (F 3:24)
110
Carmen Jackson (Ag Science) 23-1, d. Jade Hardee (District 230) 37-6, (D 9-6)
Ariel Woodfin (Thornton) 22-3, d. Sophia Orcasitas (Oak Forest) 24-8, (F 0:43)
115
Piper Booe (District 230) 34-3, d. Danita Palmore (Ag Science) 23-4, (D 4-3)
Amirat Toheeb-Lawal (H-F) 35-10, d. Aracely Stevens (TF South) 32-16, (Inj)
120
Nina Nesci (St. Laurence) 33-1, d. Ava Enright (Marist) 35-6, (F 1:44)
Brynnley Krauchun (District 230) 25-14, d. Shealanay Williams (Ag Science) 15-10, (F 5:23)
125
Rain Scott (Oak Forest) 15-1, d. London Gandy (H-F) 32-11, (F 1:27)
Kendra Chatman (Goode) 25-4, d. Holly Rowan (McAuley) 24-8, (F 1:28)
130
Amara Nwoye (H-F) 39-8, d. Mila Rocush (Shepard) 31-9, (F 1:00)
Journey Jackson (Oak Lawn) 25-5, d. Anastasia Dvorak (District 230) 22-8, (MD 8-0)
135
Brooklyn Strelow (Oak Forest) 21-6, d. Izzy Locascio (Marist) 25-4, (F 1:43)
Madelynn McClements (H-F) 33-14, d. Isabella De La Vega (District 230) 26-11, (D 11-7)
140
Hannah Marusarz (St. Laurence) 26-8, d. Marlen Morelos Perez (Eisenhower) 27-5, (TF-4:12)
Kennedy Dade (H-F) 35-12, d. Rylee Hernandez (Tinley Park) 25-10, (F 3:19)
145
Iyobosa Odiase (Oak Forest) 31-2, d. Priscilla Ruiz (Oak Lawn) 24-6, (F 0:31)
Denise Brown (H-F) 34-13, d. Neriah Treadway (Hancock) 22-8, (F 1:12)
155
Lily Fish (Reavis) 29-3, d. Melissa Nance (Hillcrest) 22-9, (D 7-6)
Layla Ross (Evergreen Park) 20-7, d. Ariyah Bradford (TF North) 17-6, (TF-2:56)
170
Jermia Moore (TF South) 34-7, d. Phoebe Heyboer (Eisenhower) 29-7, (D 12-5)
Sarah Parker (Marist) 35-11, d. Lilith Merikort (Evergreen Park) 14-5, (F 1:50)
190
Kendra Hayden (H-F) 28-12, d. Jordyn Coleman-Harrison (Hillcrest) 24-3, (F 0:41)
Lucia Terrazas (TF South) 27-8, d. Ezra Velez (Reavis) 11-11, (D 7-1)
235
Karrine Jenkins (Shepard) 34-4, d. Elise Brown (St. Laurence) 27-5, (F 2:00)
Hailey Canvin (Reavis) 30-8, d. Abby Parker (Marist) 21-8, (M. For.)
Statistics
TEAM
Most pins: Marist 30, Oak Forest 24, District 230 23
Most tech falls: St. Laurence 3, Oak Lawn 2, District 230 2
Most total match points: District 230 249, St. Laurence 248, Homewood-Flossmoor 225
INDIVIDUAL
Most pins least time: District 230’s Brynnley Krauchun, 5 falls in 11:02
Most tech falls least time: TF South’s Abibatu Mogaji, 1 tech in 0:44
Fastest fall: Homewood-Flossmoor’s Rachel Nugin 0:12
Most team points: 32 (tie) – H-F’s Amara Nwoye, St. Laurence’s Nina Nesci, Oak Forest’s Iyobosa Odiase
Most single-match points: Oak Forest’s Rain Scott 23
Most total match points: Thornton’s Ariel Woodfin 49
Largest seed-place difference: District 230’s Reese Kruen became a sectional qualifier by placing fourth as the No. 12 seed at 100 pounds.
RICKOVER NAVAL ACADEMY
Morton coach Fernando Arratia got nine of his girls through to the sectional round, led by regional champions Andaira Marron (100), Karla Munoz (110) and Luissiana Guerrero (120), as Morton won its first team regional title in program history at Rickover Naval Academy. The Mustangs posted 193 points to edge second-place Lane with 185.
Morton placed second at last year’s Rickover regional, and the were second two years ago at the Curie regional.
“Overall, it was a successful day,” Arratia said. “The girls worked hard all season and it’s rewarding to see them find success in various ways. There is still room for improvement but it’s a day that will motivate the girls moving forward.”
Morton led the field in pins (20), tech falls (5) and total match points (356).
In taking the regional crown, the Mustangs got a second-place finish from Fatima Martinez (125), thirds from Jordan Rodriguez (105) and Anali Wilson (170), and fourths from Victoria Vargas (115), Annabelle Linton (145) and Genessi Ceballos (155).
Lane had eight sectional qualifiers on the day. Third-place Kelly (121.5) had five, followed in the team standings by Curie (117.5) with four, De La Salle (95.5) with four, Noble/ITW Speer (94) with two, Oak Park and River Forest (91.5) with five, Rickover (86.5) with two, Hope Academy (81) with three, and Back of the Yards (76) with three to round out the top ten team finishes.
Morton led the field with three regional champs, followed by Lane and Chicago Hope Academy with two champs apiece. Hope Academy’s Demetria Griffin (16-0) finished as the lone unbeaten wrestler to emerge from the Rickover regional.
REGIONAL CHAMPIONS
100 Andaira Marron (32-1) Morton
105 Giselle Arambula (27-1) Curie
110 Karla Munoz (32-10) Morton
115 Demetria Griffin (16-0) Chicago Hope Academy
120 Luissiana Guerrero (28-10) Morton
125 Grace Eiland (16-4) Chicago Hope Academy
130 Kenya Louis (12-3) Kenwood
135 Zabby Badru (43-1) Lane
140 Isabella Miller (22-3) OPRF
145 GG Garduno (23-2) St. Ignatius
155 Layla Moreland (35-9) Lane
170 Sara Martinez Lopera (29-3) Kelly
190 Nyomi Ascencio (31-8) Back of the Yards
235 Esmerelda Bustamante (38-1) Noble/ITW Speer
SECTIONAL QUALIFIERS
100
Andaira Marron (Morton) 32-1, d. Sofia Guerrero (Lane) 41-3, (D 10-3)
Adali Cruz (Noble/ITW Speer) 35-4, d. Maelaya Brown (Crane) 11-4, (F 4:51)
105
Giselle Arambula (Curie) 27-1, d. J Colbert (Lake View) 18-3, (F 4:59)
Jordan Rodriguez (Morton) 37-8, d. Anapaula Cerna-Rivera (De La Salle) 15-6, (MD 13-3)
110
Karla Munoz (Morton) 32-10, d. Lauren Guerrero (Lane) 35-13, (F 5:35)
Destiny Hills (Kelly) 16-14, d. Janiya Hawkins (Dyett) 6-2, (F 0:31)
115
Demetria Griffin (Hope Academy) 16-0, d. Yazmine Garcia (Kelly) 23-5, (TF-4:28)
Gymaria Brown (Curie) 27-4, d. Victoria Vargas (Morton) 34-14, (F 1:03)
120
Luissiana Guerrero (Morton) 28-10, d. Victoria Serment (De La Salle) 18-5, (D 9-3)
Hannah Chong (Crane) 21-2, d. Paige Finnegan (Rickover) 37-10, (F 2:16)
125
Grace Eiland (Hope Academy) 16-4, d. Fatima Martinez (Morton) 27-19, (MD 16-5)
Michelle Kpekpe (OPRF) 24-15, d. Trinity l Kinesy (Clark) 12-7, (F 2:13)
130
Kenya Louis (Kenwood) 12-3, d. Imyjah Jackson (Lane) 28-13, (F 3:06)
Yaretzi Avila Calixto (Curie) 18-7, d. Krystal Ojeda (Rickover) 19-15, (F 1:23)
135
Zabby Badru (Lane) 43-1, d. Mercedes Carrassoco (De La Salle) 24-3, (F 3:44)
Liliana Monserrat Dimas (Kelly) 24-8, d. Isabelle Vences (Lake View) 6-7, (F 0:54)
140
Isabella Miller (OPRF) 22-3, d. America Cabrera (Phoenix) 23-1, (F 3:50)
Evelyna Perez (BOTY) 32-9, d. Daniyah Rogers (Westinghouse) 18-13, (F 0:47)
145
GG Garduno (St. Ignatius) 23-2, d. Eila Barbour (Lane) 29-4, (D 15-10)
Zoe Gonzalez (Curie) 11-3, d. Annabella Linton (Morton) 14-7, (F 3:35)
155
Layla Moreland (Lane) 35-9, d. Jennifer Martinez-Alarcon (BOTY) 25-11, (F 1:02)
Liana Andrade (Kelly) 11-3, d. Genessi Ceballos (Morton) 24-17, (F 1:13)
170
Sara Martinez Lopera (Kelly) 29-3, d. Caliyah Campbell (OPRF) 20-6, (F 1:12)
Anali Wilson (Morton) 35-2, d. Kenaiece Barrett (Lane) 34-15, (F 0:30)
190
Nyomi Ascencio (BOTY) 31-8, d. Akyah Thomas (Lane) 18-4, (F 1:00)
Valiere Franco (Fenwick) 16-4, .d. Eliana Martinez (OPRF) 16-16, (F 0:53)
235
Esmeralda Bustamante (Noble/ITW Speer) 38-1, d. Amaria Thomas (Hope Academy) 7-4, (F 1:49)
Nevaeh Jones (De La Salle) 15-9, d. Yolianie Hernandez (Noble/Golder) 12-6, (F 5:01)
Statistics
TEAM
Most pins: Morton 20, Curie 19, Kelly 18
Most tech falls: Morton 5, Hope Academy 4, De La Salle 2
Most total match points: Morton 356, Rickover 218, Lane 191
INDIVIDUAL
Most pins least time: Kelly’s Liana Andrade, 5 falls in 5:47
Most tech falls least time: Hope Academy’s Demetria Griffin, 3 techs in 10:51
Fastest fall: OPRF’s Isabella Miller 0:12
Fastest tech fall: De La Salle’s Mercedes Carrassoco 1:07
Most single-match points: Hope Academy’s Grace Eiland 22
Most total match points: OPRF’s Michelle Kpekpe 66
Largest seed-place difference: OPRF’s Michelle Kpekpe and Clark’s Trinity Kinesy. Kpekpe placed third as the No. 8 seed at 125 pounds, and Kinesy placed fourth as the No. 9 seed at 125 pounds.